Uklonskovite (
Na Mg(
S O4)
F) is a colorless
monoclinic
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mineral
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found in
Chile
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,
Italy
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and
Uzbekistan
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. It is named after Alexandr Sergeievich Uklonskii (b. 1888), mineralogist, Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan. Its
type locality is Kushkanatau salt deposit, Lower Amu Darya River, Karakalpakstan Respublikasi, Uzbekistan.
[Handbook of Mineralogy - Uklonskovite]
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References
Sulfate minerals
Monoclinic minerals
Minerals in space group 11
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